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Knifeplay

Knifeplay is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Glixen, Ovlov, blue smiley and Trauma Ray. Those roots explain a lot about how Knifeplay arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Flooding, VIVIENNE EASTWOOD, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Tram and Teethe, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Snail Mail, waveform*, Starflyer 59, Euphoria Again and Doused, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Knifeplay, reaching back through Glixen and forward to Snail Mail. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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KnifeplayGlixenOvlovblue smileyTrauma RaySnail Mailwaveform*Starflyer 59Euphoria AgainDousedGawshockFloodingVIVIENNE EASTWOODThey Are Gutting a B…TramTeetheTacoma RadarHer New KnifeHorse Jumper of Love

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Knifeplay connections

Knifeplay grew out of Glixen, Ovlov, blue smiley and Trauma Ray, shares an orbit with Flooding, VIVIENNE EASTWOOD, They Are Gutting a Body of Water and Tram, went on to shape Snail Mail, waveform*, Starflyer 59 and Euphoria Again. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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